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Democracy Now! Thursday, March 13, 2025

Democracy Now! 2025-03-12 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 12, 2025
• Trump's Trade War: Why Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes U.S. Less Competitive
• "Impeach Trump Again": John Bonifaz on Fighting Trump's Lawlessness, Corruption & Attacks on Judges
• "Monumental Step": Ex-Philippines Pres. Duterte Arrested, Sent to Hague for Crimes Against Humanity

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-11 Tuesday

• Headlines for March 11, 2025
• "This Is All Retaliatory": Judge Blocks Mahmoud Khalil's Deportation as Trump Vows More Arrests
• Noura Erakat: Trump's Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home
• "A Devastating Tragedy": 1,000+ People Killed in Syria Amid Reports of Massacres Against Alawites

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Democracy Now! Monday, March 10, 2025

Democracy Now! 2025-03-07 Friday

• Headlines for March 07, 2025
• "Impeachment Is a Remedy for a Runaway President": Rep. Al Green on Why He Disrupted Trump's Address
• Bishop William Barber: GOP Tax Cuts "Mathematically Impossible" Without Gutting Medicaid and More
• Nicaragua Is in the Grips of Another Dictatorship, Decades After Sandinista Revolution: Reed Brody

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-06 Thursday

• Headlines for March 06, 2025
• "Lift the Freeze": HIV/AIDS Advocates Win Supreme Court Victory in Fight over Trump Foreign Aid Cuts
• Leaked USAID Memos Warn 100,000s Will Die from Cuts to Polio, TB, Malaria, Ebola, AIDS Programs
• U.S. Humanitarianism Often Reproduces Inequality, But Killing USAID Is Wrong Answer: Kathryn Mathers

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Democracy Now! 2025-03-05 Wednesday

• Headlines for March 05, 2025
• "A Declaration of War Against the American People": Ralph Nader on Trump's Address to Congress
• Fact-Check: Juan González on Trump's "Outrageous" Lies About Panama Canal
• "Far from the Truth": As Trump Vilifies Immigrants Again, Activist Erika Andiola Slams Trump's Lies
• "Betrayal": Canadian Researcher Responds to Trump's Tariffs & Trade War Amid Fears of Recession
• "War on Trans People": Transgender Journalist Imara Jones Responds to Trump's Speech
• Why NJ Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Brought a Doctor Who Worked in Gaza as Her Guest to Trump's Speech

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Extended conversation with the award-winning Indian writer Pankaj Mishra author of the new book, The World After Gaza: A History.

Democracy Now! Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Democracy Now! Monday, March 3, 2025

Extended interview with Mark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive. He is also part of the End of Term Archive for federal websites.

Democracy Now! Friday, February 28, 2025

Democracy Now! Thursday, February 27, 2025

Democracy Now! 2025-02-26 Wednesday

• Headlines for February 26, 2025
• Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk's "Chaotic Blitz" at DOGE, Living in a Tech Dystopia, Luigi Mangione & More
• Sister Helen Prejean Demands End to Death Penalty as Supreme Court Tosses Glossip Murder Conviction
• Advocates: NY Prison Guard Strike Is Part of History of Repression & Violence Against Prison Activism

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Democracy Now! 2025-02-25 Tuesday

• Headlines for February 25, 2025
• As Musk Slashes Federal Gov't & Fires Thousands, Workers, Trump Appointees, Judges & Media Push Back
• "No Public Oversight": Private Company Running Guantánamo Immigrant Jail Accused of Rights Abuses
• Biden, Blinken & Austin Accused of Complicity in Israeli War Crimes in Gaza; ICC Urged to Investigate

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Watch Part 2 of our extended interview with Ohio death row inmate Keith LaMar live from the Ohio State Penitentiary, after the release of The Injustice of Justice a short film about his story that just won the grand prize for best animated short film at the Golden State Film Festival. LaMar talks about his case, conditions in solitary confinement, and his work with musicians and others to raise awareness about his case as he fights to stop his pending execution scheduled in 2027. We also speak with his lawyer, Keegan Stephan; and Amy Gordiejew, Director of the Justice for Keith LaMar Foundation.

Democracy Now! Monday, February 24, 2025

Democracy Now! 2025-02-21 Friday

• Headlines for February 21, 2025
• "Will Universities Surrender or Resist?" Scholar Slams Trump's Threat to Defund Universities over DEI
• "Erasing History" from the U.S. to Germany: "Wars Are Won by Teachers," Says Yale Prof. Jason Stanley
• "Gum Up the Works": David Sirota's Advice to Democrats on Reversing Trump's Power Grab

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Democracy Now! Thursday, February 20, 2025

Democracy Now! 2025-02-19 Wednesday

• Headlines for February 19, 2025
• "I Am Finally Free!": Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years Imprisoned
• Family Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left Behind
• GOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for Rich
• To Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to "Save Our Services"

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